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Angiofibroma is a non-malignant skin lesion. Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is dealt with separately.
It should not be confused with angiokeratoma.
General
- May be seen in the context of tuberous sclerosis - especially "butterfly area of the face".[1]
- Solitary lesions in adults are known as fibrous papules and classically arise on the nose.[2]
Clinical:
- Firm, dome-shaped, flesh coloured.
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Dome-shaped.
- Fibrotic dermis.
- Enlarged fibroblasts.
- Dilated small vessels.
DDx:
- Benign fibrous papule - solitary, nose lesion.
Image
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 492. ISBN 978-0781765275.
- ↑ Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 505. ISBN 978-0443066542.
- ↑ URL: http://www.drdittmar.lu/Services.aspx. Accessed on: 1 September 2011.